08.04.20 Malik Rahim and Robert King
Malik Rahim and Robert King speaking on Reflections on Race and the Environment in Post-Katrina Louisiana at a Peace Action Maine sponsored Youth Activist Gathering at the Grange Hall in Turner, Maine.
Over 100 high school age youth activists gathered for the weekend in rural Maine to learn about and discuss peace, justice and social issues. Sally Brotherton, a member of No Class, said she saw the same speaker at Colby College the next evening and could sense the class difference. It's a real pleasure to view these young Mainers and observe their attentiveness to and solidarity with two older African-Americans.
Malik Rahim was a co-founder of the Louisiana Black Panther Party. Today Malik continues struggling for social and ecological justice in his community. Just one week after Katrina, Malik co-founded Common Ground Relief. Over the past two and a half years, Malik has worked endlessly to bring the story of post-Katrina New Orleans to the world.
Common Ground Relief holds a special place in many Mainer's hearts. It was one of the relief organizations that Meg Perry of Portland, Maine was working with post-Katrina before she tragically died in a bus accident in New Orleans. Common Ground has honored her life by naming its soil remediation initiative the Meg Perry Healthy Soil Project.
Robert King is the only free member of the Angola 3. He spent 29 years in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Prison, also known as Angola Prison, for a crime that he did not commit. He was completely exonerated and released from Angola in February of 2001. Since his release, King has worked to free two other former Black Panthers, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, who are still incarcerated at Angola. They were also framed, even though extensive proof of their innocence has been established.
Read MoreOver 100 high school age youth activists gathered for the weekend in rural Maine to learn about and discuss peace, justice and social issues. Sally Brotherton, a member of No Class, said she saw the same speaker at Colby College the next evening and could sense the class difference. It's a real pleasure to view these young Mainers and observe their attentiveness to and solidarity with two older African-Americans.
Malik Rahim was a co-founder of the Louisiana Black Panther Party. Today Malik continues struggling for social and ecological justice in his community. Just one week after Katrina, Malik co-founded Common Ground Relief. Over the past two and a half years, Malik has worked endlessly to bring the story of post-Katrina New Orleans to the world.
Common Ground Relief holds a special place in many Mainer's hearts. It was one of the relief organizations that Meg Perry of Portland, Maine was working with post-Katrina before she tragically died in a bus accident in New Orleans. Common Ground has honored her life by naming its soil remediation initiative the Meg Perry Healthy Soil Project.
Robert King is the only free member of the Angola 3. He spent 29 years in solitary confinement in the Louisiana State Prison, also known as Angola Prison, for a crime that he did not commit. He was completely exonerated and released from Angola in February of 2001. Since his release, King has worked to free two other former Black Panthers, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace, who are still incarcerated at Angola. They were also framed, even though extensive proof of their innocence has been established.
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